by admin | Jul 11, 2005 | Crime / Courts
Convicted and registered sex offenders throughout the state could soon have their photographs on county sheriff web-sites. Governor Blunt has signed into law a bill allowing any sheriff’s department in the state to post the photos. The bill was signed in...
by admin | Jun 9, 2005 | Crime / Courts
A jury in Florida says Learjet is not responsible for the death of Springfield pro golfer Payne Stewart. Stewart was killed in 1999 when the plane in which he was a passenger apparently lost oxygen pressure at high altitutde and crashed several hours and several...
by admin | Jun 6, 2005 | Uncategorized
The new bishop of the West Missouri Conference of the United Methodist Church says the church would go bankrupt if it has to pay a six-million dollar lawsuit judgement against it. Bishop Robert Schnase has told the conference’s annual delegate meeting the...
by admin | May 17, 2005 | Politics / Govt
Springfield police officers accuse the city council of breaking promises made to them when they were hired.The council wants to put a cap on the number of holiday compensatory hours that an officer can be paid for when he retires. The city says it cannot afford a...
by admin | Apr 28, 2005 | Uncategorized
A building under construction in downtown Springfield has collapsed, leaving two people injured. A worker smoothing concrete on the second floor of the two-story building was hurt when the floor gave way beneath him and he fell about 15 feet. Another worker was on the...
